Foot-warmer.



No. 683,747. Patented Oct. I, I90l. r. H. GOTSCHE.

'FUOT WARMER.

(Application filed Mar. 2, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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FRANK HERMANN GOTSCI-IE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FOOT-WARM ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 683,747, dated cto'ber 1, 1901.

Application filed March 2,-1901. Serial No. 49,602. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK HERMANN GOTSOHE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and Improved Foot-Warmer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for warming'a persons feet; and the object is to provide a device for this purpose that shall be of simple and comparatively inexpensive construction, that may be easily operated, and by means of which all parts of a persons feet may be thoroughly rubbed and warmed by the static electricity formed.

I will describe a foot-Warmer embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side view of a foot-warmer embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, and Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation.

The frame of the machine comprises a base 1, side boards 2, and a back board 3. Having journal-bearings in the side pieces 2 is a roller 4:; which is concave, as shown, and is covered with a rubbing material-such, for instance, as flannel, fur or hair, or any other suitable textile. On one of the extended journals of the roller is a pinion 5, which is engaged by a segment-rack 6, attached to a lever 7 which is pivoted at its lower end to the side of the frame. Extended between the side pieces, forward of the roller and near its upper portion, is a cross-bar 9,which serves as a foot-rest, and a bar 10 extends across the top of the frame at the rear portion, also servin g as a foot-rest. The bar 9, it will be noted, is so shaped as to engage in the concavity or depression of the roller and to bear slightly upon the rubbing material on the roller.

In operation the person will put his foot upon the bars 9 and 10, so as to engage with the rubbing material. Then upon imparting an oscillating motion to the roller by means of the lever 7 and its gear connections with the roller the sole of the foot will be thoroughly rubbed and a certain amount of static electricity will be generated to impart warmth to the foot. The sole or bottom of the foot may be moved along as desired. To warm the top of the foot, it may be placed upon the base 1, so that the roller will operate upon the upper side of the foot.

A device embodying my invention will be found very convenient, and as it is comparatively small it will require but very little room when not in use. It may be carried in a wagon or sleigh for the purpose of warming the feet while riding.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A foot-warmer, comprising a frame, a

roller mounted in said frame, a covering of rubbing materialon said roller, a foot-rest connected with the frame, and means for imparting an oscillating motion to said roller, substantially as specified.

2. A foot-warmer, comprising a frame, a concave roller mounted in said frame, a covering of rubbing material on said roller, means for imparting motion to the roller, and a bar extending across the front portion of the frame and having a portion extending into the concavity of the roller to engage the rubbing material, substantially as specified.

3. A foot-warmer, comprising a frame, a concave roller mounted in said frame, a covering of rubbing material on said roller, a pinion on an extended journal of the roller, a rack engaging with said pinion, a lever to which the rack is connected, and bars extending across the frame and serving as footrests, one of said bars being arranged to bear slightly upon the rubbing material on the roller, substantially as specified.

4. A foot-warmer, comprising a frame, a concave roller mounted in said frame, means for imparting motion to said roller, a rubbing material of fabric or the like on said roller, a bar extended across the front portion of the frame and having a portion extended into the concavity or depression of the roller, and a bar extended across the rear portion of the frame above the roller, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK HERMANN GOTSCHE.

\Vitnesses:

A. J. HENRY, JOHN BLACK. 

